The importance of isolated security processors to data centre security
December 29, 2021
Aviram Shemesh, the VP of Security Research for Kameleon, discusses how isolated security processors can help data centres keep their systems safe.
Tag: Cyber Criminals
The global outage that lost top retailers hundreds of millions in an hour
July 15, 2021
Well, time is money after all. Here Howard Freeman, MD at Fortis DPC, explores the potential risks posed by the teeth drying Fastly outage that almost crippled so many. The recent internet outages caused by the Content Delivery Network (CDN) from Fastly last month
Acer falls victim to Revil/Sodinokibi ransomware group, demanding the largest known ransom to date
March 29, 2021
Following the news Taiwanese computer manufacturer Acer has been hit by a cyberattack, with much speculation surrounding the breach – wherein attackers demanded the largest known ransom to date – Candid Wüest, VP Cyber Protection Research at cyber protection firm Acronis, offers his
Over 13,000 cases of social media and email hacking in 2020
March 22, 2021
And those are just the ones that were reported. For many of us, social media and emails form an essential part of our online activity. Despite this, they are vulnerable to hacking by opportunistic cyber criminals looking to steal valuable information and/or
Over 65% of Brits don’t know how to report cybercrime
February 24, 2021
But don’t worry, the Europeans are worse. The UK ranks thirteenth, with 68% having no idea how to report a cybercrime or illegal online behaviour. Yet, overall, on average, 77% of Europeans are clueless as to how they would report such a
How do I know if I’ve been hacked?
October 16, 2020
Cyber criminals are skilled at what they do and can often infiltrate your system without a trace. Jake Madders and Jon Lucas, directors of Hyve Managed Hosting, reveal how to spot an intruder on your system and work out if you’ve been
Huge gaps in security visibility during large-scale shift to remote work
April 30, 2020
A recent SANS Institute survey and ExtraHop have found two-thirds of organisations have suffered a successful cyber-attack in the past 12 months, while almost half identified employee desktops as the most likely entry point for cybercriminal.
Covid-19 fears invite new opportunities for cyber criminals
April 9, 2020
New phishing lures, that use coronavirus as the hook, are emerging every day. Businesses needing protection being are offered free business-wide resistance tests to identify potential weaknesses.
Government told to enforce minimum level of cybersecurity across all UK businesses
June 3, 2019
As the annual cost of cybercrime reaches £21 billion, progressive technology provider Evaris is calling for action to establish a mandatory minimum level of IT security for all businesses.
Cybercrime: Confronting the ‘enemy from within’
April 1, 2019
With a plethora of high-profile hacks saturating the media, Andy Heather, managing director EMEA at Centrify, highlights why for the most part, cyber-attacks don’t actually stem from a group of well-orchestrated professionals, but weaknesses within your organisation.